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English Comedian Impersonates Andre Villas-Boas In Amusing Post Match Interview [VIDEO]

English actor and comedian Phil Cornwell recently impersonated Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas on the popular podcast named The Spurs Show. Little did he know that keen listener Steve Irwin captured the audio and synced it up against a video of the Spurs manager to hilarious effect as you can see below. Cornwell, who is co-host […]

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Only 3 of 6 Stadiums Ready for This Summer's Confederations Cup in Brazil

Only three of six stadiums are ready for the 2013 Confederations Cup, scheduled for Brazil this summer. "Not all operational arrangements will be 100 percent" for the Confederations Cup, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke wrote on FIFA's website. "The deadline for the FIFA World Cup stadiums delivery stands firm as December 2013. There will be […]

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Manchester United In Advanced Negotiations to Sign Radamel Falcao: Transfer Rumors

Manchester United are in advanced negotiations to sign Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao, according to Spanish newspaper Marca. The reported transfer fee for the Colombian is €55 million. Marca adds that Manchester United are willing to make a down payment to ensure they're able to sign Falcao this summer. FACT OR FICTION? While there's no doubt that any football club […]

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FA Sets Up Neutral Zone At Wembley for FA Cup Semi-Final After Wigan Fail to Sell Ticket Allocation

The FA has taken the unprecedented step to open up a neutral zone at Wembley for this weekend's FA Cup semi-final between Wigan Athletic and Millwall after Wigan were not able to sell their ticket allocation for the match. Both clubs were allocated 31,000 tickets. Wigan Athletic still have at least 10,000 tickets remaining from […]

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Right or Wrong? UK Football Organizations Rule Out Minute's Silence for Margaret Thatcher: The Nightly EPL

The FA and Premier League have both ruled out any possibility of a minute's silence as a tribute to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who died yesterday, aged 87. That means there will be no minute's silence for Thatcher at this weekend's Premier League and FA Cup matches. However, it remains a possibility that […]

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Borussia Dortmund Supporters Unveil Incredible Tifo Display in Champions League [VIDEO]

Borussia Dortmund supporters won even more respect tonight in the UEFA Champions League with an incredible tifo that was displayed before kick-off in their match against Malaga. The creative tifo can be seen in the video below. In the meantime, Dortmund supporters also deserve respect tonight for their yellow wall (pictured above) in the South […]

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Chelsea Face Fitness Worries Ahead of Rubin Kazan Match With Bertrand Doubtful and Cahill Ruled Out

Chelsea face a potential defensive crisis this week with no first-team left back available after Ryan Bertrand has been struck down with a virus. Ashley Cole is still injured, so it may mean that Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez will give 18-year-old Nathan Ake a start against Rubin Kazan on Thursday in the Europa League quarter-final. […]

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Borussia Dortmund vs Malaga & Galatasaray vs Real Madrid Match Highlights [VIDEO]

After the results from the first leg of these matches, who would have thought that the second leg of the matches between Borussia Dortmund-Malaga and Galatasaray-Real Madrid would have so exhilarating? And I'm not even a supporter of any of the four clubs. If you missed the matches, or if you want to watch the […]

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Galatasaray vs Real Madrid & Borussia Dortmund vs Malaga, UEFA Champions League Open Thread

While there aren't any Premier League clubs remaining in the UEFA Champions League, there's still plenty of good football to watch today with the second legs of the quarter-finals set for later today. If you live in the United States, both matches can be watched live on television and the Internet. Galatasaray against Real Madrid […]

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Time Is Running Out For Stoke City to Escape Relegation

Stoke City have enjoyed relative success as a football club over the past few years. Under Tony Pulis they have become an established Premier League team, and in doing so have come to rely on an often criticized, but largely effective style of play. The Britannia Stadium has become something of a fortress during their […]

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5 Talking Points From Premier League Gameweek 32: The Weekly EPL

With a packed roster of matches being played out over the weekend, we have plenty to talk about regarding this gameweek. 1. Manchester City get a glimpse of an alternate reality Still 12 points clear of their noisy neighbors, United possibly just can’t throw it away from here. But yesterday’s match did was to serve […]

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BBC, talkSPORT and Absolute Radio Retain Premier League Radio Rights in UK Until 2016

BBC, talkSPORT and Absolute Radio have retained their audio rights to broadcast Premier League matches on UK radio through until the end of the 2015-16 season. According to SportsPro, the BBC has retained its four current packages, including Saturday lunchtime, the first pick of Saturday afternoon's 3pm BST kick-offs, Sunday late afternoon games and Monday […]

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Arsenal Forward Andrey Arshavin Ready to Quit Soccer At End Of Season: The Daily EPL

Andrey Arshavin is ready to quit soccer at the end of this season, aged 32. According to The Evening Standard, the footballer has become so disillusioned with the sport as well as the lack of viable alternatives away from Arsenal that he is considering hanging up his boots when his contract ends this summer. The […]

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Premier League Clubs Expected to Approve Goal-Line Technology to Begin Use Next Season

The Football Association expect the Premier League clubs to approve goal-line technology, with the technology set to be launched in the Premier League beginning with the 2013-14 season. The Premier League clubs meet on Thursday to discuss several agenda items including Financial Fair Play. If approved, there's no guarantee that the Premier League will use […]

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Everton Captain Phil Neville Will Leave Club At End of Season

Everton skipper Phil Neville has announced that he will be leaving the club at the end of this season. Neville, who has been at Everton since 2005, will take some time to weigh up his options. It's quite possible that Neville may be interested in a career as a pundit, where his brother Gary Neville […]